Philippine general election, 1971

Philippine Senate election, 1971

← 1969 November 8, 1971 1978 (parliamentary) →
8 (of the 24) seats in the Senate 13 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Gil Puyat Gerardo Roxas Party Nacionalista Liberal Leader's seat Nationwide at-large Nationwide at-large Seats before 18 5 Seats after 16 8 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 24,819,175 33,469,677 Percentage 42.6% 57.4% Swing 18.2% 18.3%
Senate President before election Gil Puyat Nacionalista Elected Senate President Gil Puyat Nacionalista

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

Gil Puyat
Nacionalista

A senatorial election were held in the Philippines on November 8, 1971. The opposition Liberal Party took 5 seats in the Philippine Senate while 3 seats were taken by the Nacionalista Party, the administration party; a consequence of the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971 which wounded all the Liberal Party's candidates and almost took the lives of John Henry Osmeña and Jovito Salonga. Their terms as senators were cut short due to the declaration of martial law by Philippines Ferdinand Marcos on September 23, 1972.

Due to the ratification of a new constitution in 1973, Senate was abolished and the unicameral parliamentary Batasang Pambansa was instituted. In 1986, a new constitution was approved in 1987 that reverted the bicameral setup. This means that this would be the last election for the Senate until the 1987 election.

*Liberal Party's guest candidate.

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